Close in proximity… we’re not ‘McMansion’ people… our home was built in an era where families didn’t each need their own wing.

And, more often than not, close to coming to blows.

They’re not abnormal by any stretch. I grew up with siblings less than two years on either side of me. I know what it feels like. As they’ve transitioned from tot and toddler to tween and teen, everything in their relationship dynamic has grown. The bickering. The barbs they exchange. And, the volume of the protest when the other is away and I tell them “you’re going to miss your Sister when she’s away.”

“Yeah right Dad, she’s always in my stuff. I’m going to get some peace and quiet. I can play what I want to play. I’ll watch what I want to watch. Pffft…. it’s MY weekend!”

Fast forward a few hours and it inevitably begins.

“Wonder what GiGi is doing?”

“I was going to watch this show, but that’s her favorite, so I’ll save it till she gets home.”

Clay Shaver ("Remodeling Clay") is a Writer, Blogger, Speaker and Host of the "Remodeling Clay Podcast". He lost 228 pound with no short-cuts, no gimmicks and no reality TV! He is a marathon running, "diet" bashing, debt-free living, Stay-At-Home Dad helping the world find the "BEST VERSION of YOU"!